~*~A.A. Thoughts For The Day~*~
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Instincts
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"The idea keeps persisting
that the instincts are primarily bad and are the roadblocks
before which all
spirituality falters. I believe that the difference between good and evil
is not the difference
between spiritual and instinctual man;
it is the difference
between proper and improper use of the instinctual.
Recognition and right
channeling of the instinctual are the essence of achieving wholeness."
Bill W., Letter, 1954
1967AAWS, As Bill
Sees It, p. 287
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Thought to Consider . . .
When I let go of what I
am, I become what I might be.
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G
R A C E =
Gently Releasing All Conscious Expectations
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Model
From
"The Man Who Mastered Fear":
"Poor health and a
complete lack of money necessitated my remaining with Dr. Bob and Anne for very
close to a year. It would be impossible for me to pass over this year without
mentioning my love for, and my indebtedness to, these two wonderful people who
are no longer with us. They made me feel as if I were a part of their family,
and so did their children. The example that they and Bill W., whose visits to
2001 AAWS,
Inc., Fourth Edition; Alcoholics Anonymous, pgs. 251-52
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LETTING GO OF OUR OLD SELVES
Carefully
reading the first five proposals we ask if we have omitted
anything, for we are
building an arch through which we shall walk a free man
at last. . . . Are we
now ready to let God remove from us all the things
which we have admitted
are objectionable?
ALCOHOLICS
ANONYMOUS, pp. 75, 76
The Sixth Step is the
last "preparation" Step. Although I have already used
prayer extensively, I
have made no formal request of my Higher Power in the
first Six
Steps. I have identified my problem, come to believe that there
is a solution, made a
decision to seek this solution, and have "cleaned
house." I now
ask: Am I willing to live a life of sobriety, of change, to
let go of my old
self? I must determine if I am truly ready to change. I
review what I have done
and become willing for God to remove all my defects of character;
for in the next Step, I
will tell my Creator I am willing and will ask for help. If I have
been thorough
in the preparation of my foundation
and feel that I am willing to change, I am then ready to continue
with the next
Step. "If we still cling to something we will not let go, we
ask God to help us be
willing." (Alcoholics
Anonymous, p. 76)
Copyright 1990 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS WORLD SERVICES, INC.
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Built by the One and the Many
We
give thanks to our Heavenly Father, who through so many friends and
through many means and
channels, has allowed us to construct this wonderful edifice of the
spirit in which we are now
dwelling--this cathedral whose foundations already rest upon the
corners of the earth. On its
great floor we have inscribed our Twelve Steps of recovery. On the
side walls, the
buttresses of A.A. Traditions have been set in place to
contain us in unity for
as long as God may will it so. Eager hearts and hands
have lifted the spire of
our cathedral into its place. That spire bears the
name of service. May it
ever point straight upward toward God.
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"Its
is not only to the few that we owe the remarkable developments in our
unity and in our ability
to carry A.A.'s message everywhere. It is to the
many; indeed, it is to
the labors of all of us that owe these prime
blessings."
1. A.A. COMES OF AGE, P. 234
2. TALK,
1959
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"In
our belief any scheme of combating alcoholism which proposes to
shield the sick man from
temptation is doomed to failure. If the
alcoholic tries to
shield himself he may succeed for a time, but
usually winds up with a
bigger explosion than ever. We have tried
these methods. These
attempts to do the impossible have always failed."
~Alcoholics Anonymous, 4th Edition, Working With Others, pg.
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A.A. Thought for the Day
Some
things I like since becoming dry: feeling good in the morning; full use
of
my intelligence; joy in my work; the love and trust of my children; lack
of
remorse; the confidence of my friends; the prospect of a happy future; the
appreciation
of the beauties of nature; knowing what it is all about. I'm
sure
that I like these things, am I not?
Meditation
for the Day
Molding
your life means cutting and shaping your material into something
good,
something that can express the spiritual. All material things are the
clay
out of which we mold something spiritual. You must first recognize the
selfishness
in your desires and motives, actions and words, and then mold
that
selfishness until it is sublimated into a spiritual weapon for good. As
the
work of molding proceeds, you see more and more clearly
what
must be done to mold your life into something better.
Prayer
for the Day
I
pray that I may mold my life into something useful and good.
I pray that I may not be discouraged by the
slow progress that I make.